Jump to content

RantingAndRaving22

Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by RantingAndRaving22

  1. Electronica/Dance

    in Chat

    Posted

    On 7/4/2022 at 5:26 PM, vigo said:

    Agreed! And I think I'm in the prefer the bus camp. Obviously the original Genosys is leaps ahead in production value, but I feel like the look of it also shaped the type of music you were able to play there and tended to mean darker, moodier sets. With IICON being one of the most impressive stages on the whole site and the Downlow to look at right behind you at Genosys I felt the bus leant itself to anything goes sets and much of my favourite stuff I saw all weekend was out the bus and I'm honestly not sure those sets (SASS b4b, OK Williams) would have worked as well out of the original structure. 

    Interesting thought and I think you are spot on!

  2. Electronica/Dance

    in Chat

    Posted

    Hello, I'm a long time lurker on this forum but I joined the E&D WhatsApp which was fun, so decided to start posting! Now that the dust has settled here's my E&D highs and lows of the weekend...

    Highs

    - The Peach et al. 6 hour B2B2B2B. As everyone who was there has said - absolutely outstanding. The last hour with the rain and rainbow was my weekend highlight and one of my top glasto moments ever

    - Controversial but I actually think the Genosys bus was really good. I was disappointed on on hearing the usual structure wouldn't be there, but the bus was more intimate, DJs felt closer to the crowd and the lack of visuals meant no nightlife tourists / gawpers so it was less busy with more room to dance. So for me bus = better vibe

    - Virginia in the NYC Downlow. Perfect set - quality house with a bit of sleaze and a bit of drama - exactly what I like to hear in there. Todd Edwards was fun on Saturday too, plus there was some cool 2-step in the meat rack, but it was so deep and hypnotic I didn't allow myself to stay long or I wouldn't have moved on for hours

    - Joy O on ICON - excellent, varied set. This was my first year of being at the festival since ICON and it really seemed to do wonders for the crowds across Block 9 and the rest of the SE corner

    - Maceos - managed to get a wristband and inevitably ended up there for an hour or two each night - music and vibe always immaculate and they sold cider of the gods

    - 4am at the Lizard Lounge Chai Bar in the green futures field. Went there for an end of festival chill out, but it had an unexpected party and I ended the festival jumping around to Break of Dawn by Rhythm on the Loose with a cup of chai in hand 🙂 

    Lows

    - Roger Sanchez was terrible, just endless build ups with effects and boring drops into dull as dishwater 'tech' house. I had high hopes after his Downlow set in 2016, but this couldn't have been more different

    - Carl Cox & Eric Powell mobile disco - I thought there would be a seamless transition into Incognito, with CC hyping them up etc. but there was a long handover which really didn't work. Sound in the new glade wasn't very good - the glade dome was much better. Don't get why they moved it and I missed the spike

    - And in general, too many complete wreckheads everywhere... they are rude, they don't dance and they kill the vibe. I'd had enough of this by the end of the weekend - very tedious. And similar, too many nightlife tourists who aren't into the music but want to tick-off an experience / get a photo

    • Upvote 1

  4. Driving from Bath early Wednesday 22nd?

    in Lift-share

    Posted

    Hi everyone, myself and a friend are getting a coach down to Bath on Tuesday, then staying overnight. We were planning to take the train from Bath to Castle Cary first thing Wednesday, but not sure this is viable anymore because of the strikes. Just wondered if there's anyone Bath based, or also staying the night in town, who's planning to drive to the site early Wednesday, who might have space for two more? Thanks 🙂 

×
×
  • Create New...